Memorials & monuments · South East England
Column of Victory
In or near Bladon.
Column of Victory is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Palace Station · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Column of Victory, you can take a train to Palace Station, which is approximately 1.1 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.
About
Column of Victory is a public memorial in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is within the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB), and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Palace Station, about 1.1 km away. Postcode area OX20.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Blenheim Park SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a heroic commemoration, including victorious battle, war, or revolution. The column typically stands on a base and is crowned with a victory symbol, such as a statue. The statue may represent the goddess Victoria; in Germany, the female embodiment of the nation, Germania; in the United States either the female embodiment of the nation Columbia or Liberty; in the United Kingdom, the female embodiment Britannia, an eagle, or a naval war hero depicted as a helmeted woman, wielding a trident, shield and olive branch.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8499, -1.3696
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Woodstock
- Postcode
- OX20 1XQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock
- Nearest railway station
- Palace Station — 1.1 km
Sources
- osm: n413584924 (ODbL)
- commons: The Column of Victory, Blenheim Palace - geograph.org.uk - 1485396.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Column of Victory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Column of Victory?
- Column of Victory is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX20 1XQ), in the parish of Woodstock.
- What is Column of Victory?
- Column of Victory is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Column of Victory?
- The nearest railway station is Palace Station, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX20 1XQ.
- Is Column of Victory a protected site?
- Yes — Column of Victory is part of the Blenheim Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Column of Victory free to visit?
- Yes, Column of Victory is free to enter.
- How do I get to Column of Victory?
- The nearest railway station is Palace Station, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX20 1XQ.